Heya, Book cult!
As promised, here’s the Nonfiction booklist to go along with the Summer Booklist: YA Edition & Summer Booklist: Fiction Edition! Summertime is the perfect time to travel through great books.
Here are my top 10 choices for some great nonfiction reading. I came across these while perusing the bookstore and Goodreads!
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Author: Heather Morris
Amazon
The tale of Lale Sokolov, a Jew, and how it was discovered that he could speak many languages and was thus tasked with permanently tattooing Jews that came into Auschwitz and how he also met the trembling Gita, a woman that he comforted, who stood in line. In that moment, he vowed to not only survive the camp but marry her once this war was over.
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Author: Mark Manson
Barnes & Noble
Described as an honest look at the truth about life-that it sucks sometimes, and you just have to say it sucks. There are only so many f*cks that can be given.
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The Diary of a Young Girl
Author: Anne Frank
Goodreads
Considered a beautifully tragic classic follow the diary of a young girl and how she, her family, and another family hid from Nazis during WWII.
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Orange is the New Black
Author: Piper Kerman
Goodreads
The final season of the hit Netflix show is coming soon. Take a chance to read about Piper Kerman’s time in prison because she’d delivered a suitcase filled with drugs and was caught. Honest and eye-opening.
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Author: Vincent Bugliosi
Amazon
Get a unique inside perspective from the prosecuting attorney himself of one of the most horrifying murders-the Tate-LaBianca murder, carried out by Charles Manson and four of his followers.
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Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
Author: Jen Campbell
Amazon
Inspired by a tweet comes a book of some of the strangest and funniest things customers have asked or said in bookstores across the globe, like “Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?”
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Era of Ignition: coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution
Author: Amber Tamblyn
Amazon
Personal essays, anecdotes, and opinions from the point of view of well-known actress and feminist, Amber Tamblyn (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Joan of Arcadia). She comes to the front lines to tackle the struggles of womanhood such as sexual assault, reproductive rights, pay parity, and many more.
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Girl, Wash Your Face
Author: Rachel Hollis
Amazon
Inspiring women to stop living lies they thought they had to, Rachel Hollis shares her own and how she broke the barriers and gives advice on how to help women break theirs and help them move forward into their most freeing and happy lives.
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Gold Dust Woman: A Biography of Stevie Nicks
Author: Stephen Davis
Barnes & Noble
A rock-n-roll legend both with Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist, at 69, Stevie Nicks is one of the most iconic and glamorous women that rock has known. GEt an inside look on how she, Fleetwood Mac, and her music rose to the top and how her life had and effect.
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Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Author: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Amazon
Fun for those science brains, Tyson compiles some amazing essays about the mysterious cosmos and the intriguing search of life in the universe and so much more. Well known for his accessibility and humor with his writing, Tyson doesn’t hide his excitement about our universe.
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And, maybe you’ve read a few of these or you’ve thought about it and forgot. Who knows, you could be adding some new books to your TBR list! I know I am. LOL. Happy reading!
More to come soon…
-K.
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